Monday April 13th
• Vocab Quiz is TOMMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!• Test is in 7 days for WWII.• Tutoring on Friday morning at 7:30 am. Mandatory for students who
failed with less than a 60% on the last test. • Tutoring on Monday morning at 7:30 am. Mandatory for students
who failed with less than a 60% on the last test.
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The Mediterranean and the Eastern Front
Axis Forces Attack North Africa• Mussolini, Italy at first neutral• Mussolini declares war on France, Britain after German
victory• September 1940—Mussolini attacks British in North
Africa
Britain Strikes Back• December 1940—British attack and drive Italians
back• Erwin Rommel, German general, battles British in
North Africa. Known as the “Desert Fox” • In 1942, Rommel first retreats then succeeds
against British
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The War in the Balkans• Hitler plans to invade Soviet Union; moves to
take Balkan countries • Hitler invades Yugoslavia, Greece in April 1941;
both fall quickly
The Mediterranean and the Eastern Front
Hitler Invades the Soviet Union• Germany invades an unprepared Soviet Union in
June 1941• Soviet troops burn land as they retreat; Germans
move into Russia• Germans stopped at Leningrad, forced to undertake
long siege• Germans almost capture Moscow, but forced to pull
back
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Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor Japan’s Pacific Campaign
Japan and the U.S.• Japan develops plan for attacks on European
colonies, U.S. bases• In 1941 Roosevelt cuts off oil shipments to Japan• Admiral Isoroku Yamamato plans attack on U.S.
fleet in Hawaii
Day of Infamy• Japan attacks Pearl Harbor—U.S. naval base in
Hawaii—on Dec. 7, 1941• U.S. declares war on Japan• Japan also attacks Hong Kong, Thailand, and other
islands
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Japanese Victories Gains in Many Places• Japanese attack Philippine Islands defended by
U.S., Filipino troops• Philippine islands fall to Japanese in 1942• Japan captures British holdings, including Hong
Kong, Singapore• Also conquers Dutch East Indies, rich in minerals• Capture of Burma threatens India, Britain’s main
possession in Asia• Japanese forces treat conquered peoples, prisoners
of war brutally
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The Allies Strike Back
Stunning Raid• U.S. bombers attack Tokyo, other Japanese cities in
April 1942• Raid does little damage, but shows that Japan is
vulnerable
The Allies Turn the Tide• Battle of the Coral Sea—Americans stop Japanese
advance, May 1942• New kind of naval warfare—ships launch planes to
fight each other
The Battle of Midway• Japanese send powerful fleet to capture Midway
Island• Battle of Midway—U.S. destroys Japan’s naval
fleet, Japan retreats
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An Allied Offensive MacArthur’s Plan• Douglas MacArthur—American army commander in
Pacific• Plans to “island-hop” past strongholds, attack weaker
Japanese bases• Battle of Guadalcanal—hellish battle that ends in
Allied victory
Tuesday April 14th
• Vocab Quiz Today • Turn your terms in at the table below • The quiz is timed, you will have 15 minutes to finish the quiz
The Holocaust Begins
Racist Beliefs• Hitler and Nazis say Aryans—Germanic peoples—
are “master race”• They launch the Holocaust—systematic murder of
Jews and others
The Holocaust
Anti-Semitism• Nazis tap into long-held feeling of many Europeans
against Jews• 1935 Nuremberg Laws take away rights of German
Jews
“Night of Broken Glass”• Kristallnacht—“night of broken glass,” November 9,
1938• Jewish homes, businesses, synagogues
attacked; 100 Jews killed
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A Flood of Refugees• Fearing more violence, many German Jews flee
to other countries • Hitler favors emigration but other countries limit
Jewish refugees
Isolating the Jews• Hitler has all Jews moved to designated cities• They are forced to live in ghettos—separate Jewish
areas • Hitler hopes that Jews in ghettos will die of disease,
starvation• Despite bad conditions, Jews survive in these areas
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The “Final Solution”
Hitler Seeks New Answer• “Final Solution”—Hitler’s final plan for treatment
of Jews• Chooses genocide—systematic killing of an
entire people
The Killings Begin• Nazis in Eastern Europe, Soviet Union create killing
squads• They shoot men, women, children in mass executions• Other Jews sent to concentration camps or slave
labor prisons
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The Final Stage• By 1942, Nazis building huge, efficient
extermination camps • Camps separate strong from weak people• Weak (mostly women, children, elderly, sick)
killed immediately
The Survivors• Nazis kill about six million European Jews during
the war• Fewer than four million survive
continued The “Final Solution”
The Allied Victory
The North African Campaign• Rommel takes Tobruk, June 1942; pushes toward
Egypt• British General Montgomery attacks at El Alamein,
forces Rommel back• American forces land in Morocco, November 1942• General Dwight D. Eisenhower—American
commander in Morocco• In May 1943, Rommel’s forces defeated by Allies
The Tide Turns on Two Fronts
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The Battle for Stalingrad• German army moves to capture Soviet oil fields• Battle of Stalingrad—Soviets, Germans battle
for control of city• German troops capture city, then surrender after
long battle
The Invasion of Italy• U.S., British forces land on, capture Sicily in 1943 • Mussolini loses power but Germans keep control of
northern Italy• Allies invade Italy, but Germans keep fighting there
until war ends
continued The Tide Turns on Two Fronts
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The Allied Home Fronts Mobilizing for War• Fighting the war requires complete use of all
national resources• 17 to 18 million U.S. workers—many of them
women—make weapons• People at home face shortages of consumer
goods• Propaganda aims to inspire civilians to aid war
effort
War Limits Civil Rights• Japanese Americans face prejudice, fear• Army puts Japanese Americans in interment
camps in 1942
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Victory in Europe The D-Day Invasion• Allies plan invasion of France; use deception to
confuse Germans• D-Day—June 6, 1944; day of “Operation
Overlord” invasion of France• Allied forces capture Normandy beaches; liberate
Paris by September
The Battle of the Bulge• U.S., British forces advance on Germany from west,
Soviets from east• Battle of the Bulge—German counterattack in
December 1944• Germans gain early success but forced to retreat
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Germany’s Unconditional Surrender• By 1945, Allied armies approach Germany from
two sides• Soviets surround Berlin in April 1945 • Hitler commits suicide• On May 9, 1945, Germany officially surrenders,
marking V-E Day• President Roosevelt dies in April; Harry Truman
becomes president
continued Victory in Europe
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Victory in the Pacific The Japanese in Retreat• Allies move to retake the Philippines in late 1944• Battle of Leyte Gulf leaves Japanese navy badly
damaged• Kamikazes—Japanese pilots who fly suicide
missions• In March 1945, American forces capture Iwo Jima• U.S. takes Okinawa in June 1945; Japan suffers
huge casualties
Continued . . .
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The Japanese Surrender• Advisors warn Truman that invasion of Japan will
cost many lives• He has alternative; powerful new weapon called
atomic bomb• Manhattan Project—secret program to develop
the bomb• Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, August 6,
1945; about 75,000 die• Nagasaki bombed on August 9; 70,000 die
immediately • Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945
continued Victory in the Pacific
Thursday April 16th
• Test is MONDAY• Tutoring available tomorrow starting at 7:30. Please show up!!!!• Study Guide given today, will be for a grade on test day.
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Europe and Japan in Ruins
A Harvest of Destruction• Many cities across Europe badly damaged by war• Many people displaced by war and peace
agreements
Devastation in Europe
Misery Continues After the War• Lack of food, destruction of roads, factories lead to
hardship • Many people suffer from hunger, disease after war
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Postwar Governments and Politics Need for New Leaders• Many conquered countries went back to old
governments• New leaders needed in Germany, Italy, and
France• Communist parties make gains in Italy, France by
promising change• Communist interest fades as economies recover
The Nuremberg Trials• Nuremberg Trials—trials of 22 Nazi leaders for war
crimes• Some Nazi leaders are executed for their actions
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Postwar Japan Serious Damage• In war, Japan loses two million people; severe
damage to many cities
Occupied Japan• MacArthur takes charge of U.S. occupation of Japan• Starts process of demilitarization—disbanding
Japan’s armed forces• Also launches democratization—creating
democracy in Japan• Japanese people adopt new constitution in 1947• MacArthur puts economic reforms in place
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Occupation Brings Deep Changes
Changing Japanese Society• Emperor kept on, but he loses power and
becomes figurehead• Japanese people elect two-house legislature• Bill of rights guarantees freedoms; women also
have right to vote• Constitution says Japan cannot attack another
country• In 1951, peace treaty with Japan signed; U.S.
occupation ends• U.S. and Japan become allies
encouraging